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Economy Adds 321K Jobs In November, Unemployment Unchanged

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12.05.14 | 8:32 am
FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for u... FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in the last week on Dec. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber, File) MORE LESS

Total non farm payroll employment rose by 321,000 jobs in November while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

Catherine Thompson Catherine Thompson is a writer covering systems of power, gender, and politics. She previously served as an editor at the Cut, Business Insider, and Talking Points Memo.
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  2. Avatar for chammy chammy says:

    :P: Well I was sure Darcy would be the first to comment with some ugly remark. OI am sure he’ll be along any minute now to talk about Obama and Wall Street

  3. Avatar for dave48 dave48 says:

    321,000 jobs in November plus upward revisions in September and October totaling 44,000 extra jobs those months. That’s a total of 365,000 new jobs added. The average workweek also increased to 34.6 hours/week and hourly wages increased by 9¢ so no on can say these were all part time minimum wage jobs. Overall, this was a very good report.

  4. See “I blame Obama”. Can’t let that upbeat news go to waste!

  5. Avatar for pine pine says:

    As long as it’s adding and not subtracting like in a former administration had going on that is good news,IMHO. And may I add had there been a cooperative congress the numbers would have been off the charts every month.

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